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Edinburgh International IV 4 Murrayfield V 6 |
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Written by Colin Clark
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
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Murrayfield V followed up the previous night's fine draw at
Edinburgh University with an excellent 6-4 win at
Edinburgh International IV. (In the first half of the season
both matches resulted in 8-2 defeats).
The match was very close and followed the same pattern as at
University with MMV leading 2-1 and then 4-2 before Colin and Derek again lost the doubles in 5 sets.
Two wins from the remaining 3 games were required: Derek was
first and played some impressive forehand loops to defeat Alan Black to ensure at least the draw. Next up was
Colin, and he also played some excellent offensive table tennis, especially in
the 4th set to defeat Brian Bridgeston 3-1 and secure the match victory.
In the final game Roger showed some signs of a recovery in
form with some good backhand smashes but lost narrowly to Charlie
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